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December 07, 2011

Statements by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper of Canada

December 07, 2011

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border and Regulatory Cooperation Council Initiatives

December 06, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Return of Ambassador Ford to Syria

December 06, 2011

Statement by the President on Indonesia’s Ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

December 04, 2011

White House Releases New Report on the Importance of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director

December 04, 2011

Readout of President Obama's Call to Pakistani President Zardari

December 03, 2011

Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official on Vice President Biden's Trip in Turkey

December 02, 2011

Presidential Memorandum -- Suspension of Limitations under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

December 02, 2011

Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Russian Government Harassment of Golos

December 02, 2011

Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official on Vice President Biden's Trip to Turkey

December 02, 2011

President Obama Hosts 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference

December 01, 2011

Remarks by Vice President Biden at Event to Honor U.S. and Iraqi Servicemembers

December 01, 2011

Fact Sheet on the United States' Relationship with the European Union: An Enduring Partnership

December 01, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on EU actions targeting Iran and Syria

November 30, 2011

Transatlantic Economic Council: Readout

November 30, 2011

Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official to Journalists Traveling with Vice President Biden

November 30, 2011

Presidential Proclamation -- Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, 2011

November 30, 2011

Remarks by Vice President Biden at the Conclusion of a Meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee

November 30, 2011

Remarks by Vice President Biden at the Opening of a Meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee

November 30, 2011

Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Turkish Sanctions Against Syria

November 30, 2011

Joint Statement by The United States of America and The Republic of Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee

November 30, 2011

Remarks by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Vice President Joe Biden at a Bilateral Meeting

November 29, 2011

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands Before Bilateral Meeting

November 29, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Storming of the British Embassy in Tehran

November 29, 2011

Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq

November 28, 2011

Press Briefing Conference Call on the Vice President's Trip to Turkey and Greece

November 28, 2011

Statements by President Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso after meeting

November 28, 2011

Joint Statement: US-EU Summit

November 26, 2011

Readout of John Brennan's Phone Call with the Vice President of Yemen

November 25, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on Recent Developments in Egypt

November 23, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on Bahrain

November 23, 2011

Statement by President Obama on the Signing of the GCC-Brokered Agreement in Yemen

November 21, 2011

Readout of the President's Call with Guatemalan President-elect Otto Perez Molina

November 21, 2011

Statement from NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Deputy National Security Advisor McDonough’s visit to Sudan and South Sudan

November 21, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands

November 21, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Call with Greek Prime Minister Papademos

November 21, 2011

Statement by the President on the Announcement of Additional Sanctions on Iran

November 21, 2011

Fact Sheet: U.S. Pressure and Sanctions Against Iran

November 21, 2011

Message to Congress -- Iran Sanctions

November 21, 2011

Executive Order 13590 -- Iran Sanctions

November 21, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Call with Prime Minister Monti of Italy

November 20, 2011

Fact Sheet: ASEAN-United States Leaders Meeting

November 19, 2011

Fact Sheet: East Asia Summit

November 19, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on Ukrainian Holodomor Remembrance Day

November 19, 2011

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Yingluck of Thailand Before Bilateral Meeting

November 19, 2011

Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official on the President's Meetings at Asean and East Asia Summit

November 18, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on Today’s United Nations General Assembly Resolution Condemning the Assassination Plot against the Saudi Ambassador

November 18, 2011

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Indonesia Education Partnership

November 18, 2011

Fact Sheet: Expansion of the Peace Corps Indonesia Program

November 18, 2011

Fact Sheet United States-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership